MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016
Finally! Nice to see Iowa finally get into the win column, and they did so by mashing the baseball all over the field in a 9-1 victory over New Orleans.
At the Plate:
- John Andreoli was productive out of the lead-off spot; he went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, three runs scored, and a stolen base.
- Arismendy Alcantara went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the win.
- Javier Baez had a solid rehab appearance; he went 1-for-3 with his first dinger of the season, an RBI, and a run scored.
- Dan Vogelbach continued his scorching start; he went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, his second double of the season, and a run scored. He is now hitting .421 on the season.
- Willson Contreras is just as hot; he went 4-for-5 with his second double of the season, and four RBI’s.
- Albert Almora continues to show a better approach at the plate, he went 0-for-3 but walked twice, and scored a run.
On the Mound:
- Pierce Johnson got the start and struggled a bit with his command, but worked around trouble. Johnson tossed three scoreless innings, giving up two hits while walking three, and striking out five.
- Felix Pena picked up the win out of the pen; he worked two scoreless innings, giving up two hits while striking out three.
- Brandon Gomes was good once again; he worked two scoreless innings while striking out two.
- Armando Rivero bounced back from a rough start to 2016; he worked a scoreless inning while striking out one.
- Miguel Mejia was touched up a bit; he worked one inning, giving up one run on two hits while striking out one.
Missed opportunities were the name of the game for Tennessee as they went 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position en route to a 5-4 loss to Mobile.
At the Plate:
- Bijan Rademacher is red hot in 2016; he went 2-for-5 and is now hitting .500 on the season.
- Chesny Young is opening some eyes in the early going; he went 2-for-4 with his second dinger of the season, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored.
- Billy McKinney is starting to heat up; he went 2-for-5 with an RBI, and a walk.
- Victor Caratini was 2-for-3 with his first double of the season, an RBI, and a run scored.
- Mark Zagunis was productive near the bottom of the order; he went 3-for-4 with his second double of the season.
On the Mound:
- Tough day for Jen-Ho Tseng, and he was awesome. Tseng had to leave early after being hit by a comebacker, before that he worked three scoreless innings, giving up three hits while walking one, and striking out four, no update on his condition.
- Michael Jensen struggled in relief; he worked 2.2 innings, giving up three runs on two hits while walking two.
- Corey Black was much better out of the pen yesterday, but he picked up the loss. Black worked two innings, giving up one run, unearned, on one hit while walking one, and striking out three.
- Andury Acevedo worked 1/3rd of an inning, giving up one run, unearned, on one hit while walking two.
- Josh Conway worked a scoreless inning while walking one, and striking out one in the loss.
A thriller in Myrtle Beach last night as Ian Happ ripped a game winning walk-off double for the Pelicans, they scored three times in the ninth to beat Winston Salem 5-4.
At the Plate:
- The Pelicans walked 11 (!) times last night, so that will be a common stat mentioned here. Rashad Crawford went 1-for-4 with a walk (see?), his first stolen base of the year, and a run scored.
- Gleyber Torres has struggled in the early going, he was 0-for-4 in this one but walked once, and had two RBI’s.
- Ian Happ as mentioned above was the hero; he went 1-for-5 with his second double of the year, and two RBI’s.
- Yasiel Balaguert has been great this year; he went 1-for-2 with two walks in the win, he is now hitting .389 on the season.
On the Mound:
- Jake Stinnett got the start and picked up a no decision; he worked five innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on three hits while walking two, and striking out three.
- Ryan McNeil was awesome out of the pen; he worked three innings, giving up one run on three hits while walking one, and striking out four.
- David Berg picked up his first win of the season by working a scoreless ninth inning.
More walk-off drama in South Bend as Eloy Jimenez launched a walk-off homer to end a wild one with South Bend beating Bowling Green 7-6.
At the Plate:
- Donnie Dewees is red hot to start 2016; he went 2-for-5 with his first double of the year, and two RBI’s, he’s now hitting .353 on the season.
- Eloy Jimenez walked off as mentioned above; he finished the night 1-for-5 with said dinger, an RBI, and a run scored.
- Eddy Julio Martinez had another good night; he went 2-for-4 with his first homer of the year, an RBI, and a run scored.
- Ian Rice had a solid game; he went 1-for-1 with a double, an RBI, two walks, and a run scored.
- Bryant Flete has been amazing so far this year; he went 2-for-3 with a double, and two runs scored. He is now hitting .625 on the season, wow.
On the Mound:
- Adbert Alzolay got the start and was roughed up a bit; he worked five innings, giving up four runs, three earned, on six hits while striking out five.
- Craig Brooks provided some much needed relief; he worked two innings, giving up one run on two hits while walking one, and striking out one.
- Michael Wagner picked up the win out of the pen; he worked two innings, giving up one run on two hits while walking two, and striking out one.
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